Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the RA patients included in the study.

Characteristics	RA (n = 60)
Age, mean (range), years	57 (22–82)
Sex, no. female/male	54/6
Duration, mean (range), years	10.7 (0.17–40)
Tender joint count, median (range) of 28 joints	7 (0–28)
Swollen joint count, median (range) of 28 joints	4 (0–28)
DAS28, mean (range)	5.06 (1.21–7.93)
ESR, mean (range), mm/h	48 (2–114)
CRP, mean (range), mg/l	32.5 (1.42–165)
RF, mean (range), IU/ml	399 (20–2,600)
Anti-CCP antibody, mean (range), U/ml	203.4 (3.2–339.5)

ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; RF, rheumatoid factor; Anti-CCP antibody, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.